Assignment Name

Date Assigned

Due Date

Assessment Standard

Marks Total

Animal Farm (p. 193)
Reading Theatre
Jan. 31
Feb. 1 (in class)
Speaking / Listening
30

Feb. 2
Feb. 3
Reading
10
Corrections Assignment (for Animal
Farm Paragraph)
using conventions error list

Feb. 16
Feb. 16
Conventions
15
Symbol Story (includes symbol brainstorm,
outline, draft and final copy)



Feb. 13
Feb. 20
Writing / conventions
(6 traits rubric)
25 / 25
Geraldo No Last Name Style Chart
(p. 242 Interactive Reader)

Feb. 20
Feb. 20
Reading
4
"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" Student-Generated Vocabulary Quizzes
Write a quiz for a partner testing their knowledge of all 12 words
p. 586
Feb. 27
Feb. 27
Reading
12
Quickwrite activity p. 586 of Textbook
Write some descriptions of characters you know from
stories and mythology that are aliens in a strange place
or have wings.
Feb. 27
Feb. 27
Writing
3
Assignment: to be completed in class and checked for marks.
Guided note-taking throughout the story. Students must write down
- major events in the story
- interesting words that show the mood, the tone, or the style. (at least 10 new vocabulary words with definitions)
- elements of Magic Realism.
Feb. 29
Mar. 2 (10B)

Mar. 5 (10A)
Reading
15
Questions #1-5, 7, 9 p. 598 Textbook
+ Student Generated Questions:

Write 4 multiple choice questions on the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"
2 aboiut the plot
1 about the style (magic realism)
1 about the use of irony or satire
Mar. 2 (10B)
Mar. 5 (10A)
Mar. 6 (10B)
Mar. 7 (10A)
Reading
11
Symbol Story Corrections
Mar. 5 (10B)
Mar. 6 (10A)
Mar. 5 (10B)
Mar. 6 (10A)
Conventions
15

Mar. 6 (10B)
Mar. 7 (10A)
Mar. 13
Writing
12
Vocabulary Assignment:
Using the 10 words from p. 329, Compose a
paragraph using all 10 words correctly.
Must be 150 words. (will be added to correction chart)
Mar. 13
Mar. 15
Reading / Writing
10 / 5
Vocab Paragraph Corrections


Conventions
15